Donnie Pomroy slices cucumber in preparation for the dinner rush Tuesday afternoon at River's Edge Cafe. The cafe will be one of four locally-owned businesses participating in "Wine on the River" which benefits Wyoming Symphony Orchestra. Wine on the River will be held on Aug. 5 on the riverside patio. (Tim Kupsick/Star-Tribune)
Amanda Lee Myers, AP Fishermen pictured last week along the Colorado River following the release of a manmade flood into the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon officials say the effects of the flood were immediate and substantial.
Rafters float down a section of the Upper North Platte River in this file photo from Wyoming Travel and Tourism.
New leaves emerge on a young cottonwood tree along the banks of fast-flowing Lake Creek, a tributary of the Snake River, in Grand Teton National Park recently. (Mark Gocke/Star-Tribune correspondent)
Chris Andrews (right) of Green River, was recently elected president of The American Legion Boys Nation in Washington, D.C., the first time anyone from Wyoming has been elected to that office. Andrews attended Boys State in Douglas and was selected as one of two representatives from Wyoming to Boys Nation. There he competed against two other boys from each state in the U.S. (excluding Hawaii) for the top spot in Boys Nation. He is also captain and coach of Green River High School's debate team, he is the state's chess champion and plays on the Green River football team. Also pictured is Harry Holler, commander of American Legion Post 28 in Green River. Courtesy photo
Rob Johnson of the North team practices on Tuesday at Natrona County High School for Saturday's Shrine Bowl. Photo by DAN CEPEDA, Star-Tribune.
Coal trains from Wyoming's Southern Powder River Basin roll into Union Pacific Railroad's Bailey Yard in North Platte, Neb., making up 70 percent of the run-through traffic at the nation's largest railyard.
This July 29, 2009 photo released by the Idaho Department of Fish and Wildlife shows Michelle V. Larsen-Williams, of Pingree, Idaho holding the record rainbow trout she caught on the Snake River upstream of the American Falls Reservoir, in eastern Idaho. The fish was 34 1/4-inches long, weighed slightly more than 20 pounds and had a girth of 22 1/4 inches. (AP Photo/Idaho Department of Fish and Wildlife)
Natrona County sophomore Stephanie Lee shoots from the baseline against Green River in Casper Saturday afternoon. (Tim Kupsick, Star-Tribune)
A male mountain goat, previously undocumented in the Wind River Range, walks past Katie Mortenson near Fremont Peak, Wyo., on Saturday, Aug. 22. (AP Photo/Katie Mortenson)
The North Platte River buzzes with activity along Morad Park on Wednesday afternoon in Casper. The city accepted a $70,000 grant from the Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust on Tuesday, which will help pay for a long-term study on the river's water flow. (Dan Cepeda/Star-Tribune)
Sheep graze alongside what's left of the old Lincoln Highway between Highway 191 east of Rock Springs and Green River. Green River officials hope to renovate a 10-mile stretch of the old highway for use as a service road between Sweetwater County's two largest cities. Photo by Jeff Gearino, Casper Star-Tribune.
Alex Rose, president of the Wyoming Fly Casters, walks along the North Platte River near Government Bridge west of Casper. The group is organizing a cleanup along the river that will start near the bridge and head east to Robertson Road on Saturday. (Kerry Huller/Star-Tribune)
The North Platte River buzzes with activity along Morad Park on Wednesday afternoon in Casper. The city accepted a $70,000 grant from the Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust on Tuesday, which will help pay for a long-term study on the river's water flow. (Dan Cepeda/Star-Tribune)
Green River's Janelle Strampe, far right, celebrates with her teammates after beating Natrona in five games on Friday in the Wyoming State Volleyball Championships. Green River will play for the championship on Saturday at 5 p.m. Photo by Kerry Huller, Star-Tribune
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